CHAPTER ELEVEN

King Indra Annihilates the Demons

As described in this chapter, the great saint Narada Muni, being very
compassionate to the demons who had been killed by the demigods, for-
bade the demigods to continue killing. Then Sukracarya, by his mystic
power, renewed the lives of all the demons.

Having been graced by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the
demigods began fighting the demons again, with renewed energy. King
Indra released his thunderbolt against Bali, and when Bali fell, his friend
Jambhasura attacked Indra, who then cut off Jambhasura’s head with his
thunderbolt. When Narada Muni learned that Jambhasura had been
killed, he informed Jambhasura’s relatives Namuci, Bala and Paka, who
then went to the battlefield and attacked the demigods. Indra, King of
heaven, severed the heads of Bala and Paka and released the weapon
known as kulisa, the thunderbolt, against Namuci’s shoulder. The thun-
derbolt, however, returned unsuccessful, and thus Indra became morose.
At that time, an unseen voice came from the sky. The voice declared, “A
dry or wet weapon cannot kill Namuci.” Hearing this voice, Indra began
to think of how Namuci could be killed. He then thought of foam, which
is neither moist nor dry. Using a weapon of foam, he was able to kill
Namuci. Thus Indra and the other demigods killed many demons. Then,
at the request of Lord Brahma, Narada went to the demigods and forbade
them to kill the demons any longer. All the demigods then returned to
their abodes. Following the instructions of Narada, whatever demons
remained alive on the battlefield took Bali Maharaja to Asta Mountain.
There, by the touch of Sukracarya’s hand, Bali Maharaja regained his
senses and consciousness, and those demons whose heads and bodies had
not been completely lost were brought back to life by the mystic power of
Sukracarya.

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TTR SUT
WH FM WASTE:
Wa Fa: WswMT |

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